Wayne L. Kennel

January 27, 1925 - March 30, 2018

A Funeral Service for Wayne will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at Salem Mennonite Church in rural Shickley, Nebraska with Pastor Shawn Nolt officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 2, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with family present from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva, Nebraska. Graveside Services will be conducted from the Geneva Public Cemetery in Geneva, Nebraska following the funeral service. Memorials are to be directed to the Salem Mennonite Church. On January 27, 1925 a son, Wayne Lester Kennel, was born to Edward and Neoda Kennel on the Kennel farm in Strang, NE. He was the oldest of three children. He graduated from the eighth grade and stayed on the farm to help his father. He met Betty Jean Schweitzer and they were united in marriage on April 25, 1946. Three children were born to this union, Lonnie, Victoria, and Victor. Wayne farmed in the Shickley and Strang area with his brother Warren until his retirement when he moved to Geneva. He passed away on March 30th, 2018 at the age of 93 following a brief illness. Left to mourn are his children, Dr. Lonnie & Marsha Kennel (Geneva, NE), Victoria & Thomas Bassett (LaVern, CA), and Víctor & Wanda Kennel (Longview, TX); grandchildren: Darlene (Max) Klingler, Kirk (Madison) Kennel, Kate (James) Manes, Brian Koelling, Lance (Dee) Kennel, Pierre Kennel, Dawn (Aaron) Miller, Julie Clark and 18 great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter. His wife, father and mother, and sister, Norma Saltzman, and brother, Warren preceded him in death.